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Seawitch (Hedgewitch #3) by Skye McKenna

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Title: Seawitch (Hedgewitch #3) Author: Skye McKenna Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Hachette Australia/Welbeck Published: 26th September 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 448 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: Step into the magical world of Hedgewitch, where the land of Faerie lies just beyond our own . . . The third book in the enchanting Hedgewitch series, perfect for children age… Continue reading Seawitch (Hedgewitch #3) by Skye McKenna

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This Fatal Kiss by Alicia Jasinska

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Title: This Fatal Kiss Author: Alicia Jasinska Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st August 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 416 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: An immersive fantasy, filled with dark magic, mystery and romance, from the author of The Dark Tide.Cursed to haunt the river running through the magical spa town where she drowned, water nymph Gisela… Continue reading This Fatal Kiss by Alicia Jasinska

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Alice with a Why: Return to Wonderland by Anna James

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Title: Alice with a Why: Return to Wonderland Author: Anna James Genre: Fantasy Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 18th June 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Return to Wonderland in this extraordinary reimagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by one of our most brilliant storytellers England, 1919. Alyce – with a Y – lives… Continue reading Alice with a Why: Return to Wonderland by Anna James

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Celebrating 80 Years of the CBCA

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CBCA Book Week artwork by Jess McGeachin (c) 2025 For 80 years, the Children’s Book Council of Australia has been promoting quality Australian children’s books for young readers of all ages. Every year since 1946, the CBCA has presented The Book of the Year Awards to promote Australian books that had a high literary and… Continue reading Celebrating 80 Years of the CBCA

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Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2025 Shortlist

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The Shortlist for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards for 2025 has been announced. It is the richest literary prize in Australia, and celebrates the exceptional talents of emerging and established Australian writers, illustrators, poets, and historians.  It acknowledges the contribution that Australian literature and its reflection the nation, and its cultural and intellectual life.  2025 is… Continue reading Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2025 Shortlist

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The Nerd Daily Reading Challenge Completed

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It’s taken me around 8 months, but I have completed another reading challenge for 2025. I embarked on The Nerd Daily Reading Challenge again, and enjoyed the prompts because they were broad enough to interpret for any book that I had on my shelf. There were some that were specific, and a few that I… Continue reading The Nerd Daily Reading Challenge Completed

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Bert’s Adventure in Bubbly Forest by Nicole Steyn

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Title: Bert’s Adventure in Bubbly Forest Author: Nicole Steyn Genre: Children’s Fiction/Fantasy Publisher: Self Published: 1 August — to be in time for Book Week 2025 and the theme of ‘Book an adventure’! Format: Paperback Pages:  32 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Bert loves an adventure! A secret book discovery leads him to find the mysterious Bubbly… Continue reading Bert’s Adventure in Bubbly Forest by Nicole Steyn

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A House Divided by Clare Hallifax

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Title: A House Divided Author: Clare Hallifax Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published: 1st August 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: In a crisis, take a stand ... A coming-of-age story, set against the Dismissal of the government in 1975 as battle lines are drawn, democracy is on the edge, and all… Continue reading A House Divided by Clare Hallifax

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Drift by Pip Harry

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Title: Drift Author: Pip Harry Genre: YA Contemporary/verse novel Publisher: Hachette Australia/Lothian Published: 30th July 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 312 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: A beautifully written verse novel that will resonate with younger teen readers who are beginning to understand themselves and the changing world they live in. Fourteen-year-old Nate has just moved back to Australia and… Continue reading Drift by Pip Harry

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The Pull of the Moon by Pip Smith

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Title: The Pull of the Moon Author: Pip Smith Genre: Contemporary Publisher: UWA Publishing Published: 2nd June 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 280 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: Coralie threw the life jackets one by one, as hard as she could, and watched them catch on the wind and blow into the sea. Coralie is thirteen years old… Continue reading The Pull of the Moon by Pip Smith